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the western carolinian published weekly john beard jr editor ami 7j in in hi r from tin beginning 766 no 36 of the wth volume salisbury rowan county iv c saturday february 7 ikj5 us reading the opening my ball had made â€” the tree wns a pretty stout one li uÂ»k nine spans of both mv arms to mea mit r iml it winch 1 ni'i.-runr.ls found to ik torn-se ven nnd h halt feci the tree was very straight and no iiinl nearer than about titty-five ti-.-t i with diffi culty climbed up tins immense height and made an opening into the hollow of the tree with my tomahawk discovering some honey there i cut off one of ths lap geal limbs which wns about fifty feel in length and i pushed it down the hollow of the iree bul could not r i.ii the bottom on pulling out the limb 1 found tn my astonishment that it bad pass.il the whole distance through n mast of i y 1 immediately came down i determined to make the most of it 1 procured bar rels mnl c menced drawing off tha honey and ohlain ed five billiilreil and twenty-two barrels oi pure i v although a great deal wasted by running through mj bullet-hole the quantity 1 cannot estimate but it made the whole creek int methegtin for aeven and n hall miles down and three quarters of a mile upstream the quantity of coml isi have been rent for it sup plied the neighborhood for aeven miles round with sutti cienl wa ti.r ih.-ir candles for upwards of two years i loaded mv honey on board a lv.nt and proceeded to new orleans where i met with sales exe ling my expectations owing lo a heavy frost that bad fallen in the island of cuba which killed all tha bees nnd of course topped the supply of honey from that quarter i brought the proceeds to kentucky and with it i Â» > . i Â«.-â– 1 1 1 the splendid farm on which i now reside i then innr ri.'il nn.l nave a number of tine chlldr whom 1 hope tn raise iu habits of industry snd with a love of probity truth and veracity equal to that of their father unsi'xed fen ties win play tbe lady errant by strolling about the world neglectful i the domes tic ties uud duties ; forfeiting the delicacy of j jmmnhojml in mllu^^^^^^^^^^^^^^i legislative report kai 1:11.11 january 0 1835 to the editors of the rakigh register gcntumtblf the billowing article from lhe â– | missionary an excellent episcopal paper pub lished al burlington new jersey so well answers tbe question often asked me what commentary of the bible suitable fur a family do vou recom mend i that 1 must beg you to give it a place in the register very respectfully vour obedient servant l s eves tdk outrage at nassau mm â– ';: in j .,, i ui stead of the domestic economist j prying into nil the mysteries i iniquity ; becoming ihe rude censors of public mannersj watching like hungry mousera ti.r every accidental display of folly weakness r vulgarity uud usurping the breeches oi philosophy may nol is justly considered ns nun uud treated accordingly truly ibe period seems to be approaching when omphale will again wear ibe lion's akin and hercules wield the distaff it is high time we think for the n...le writers to set th female an example of modesty und keep .. sharp eve on their inexpressibles the joint sleet committee to whom was referred lint pari of the governor's message which re lated to the outrage committed on american citizens ut nassau report from the philadelphia gaxeltt and intelligencer ml sic at night the night with mildly melancholy mein hung pale nnd pensive o'er the sleeping scene and seelll'il â€” so sad so lovely nn.l so lone â€” an angel weeping o'er n world uml me awed to a hiishm a sn iden'il solemn mood in melancholy silence nature stood tin sephyr stay'd its breath the leaves were still the i a-beam hardly flicker on the rill anil save lhat low-voiced rill nor life nor sound disturbed the grave-like hush that reign'd around down where the spreading oaks the moon exclude sail as llie scene and hush'il i pensive blood ; w*lii:ii on my ear the air nppear'.l to melt with a ilun harmony less heard than felt whose fairy fragments shrinking from the enr seeni'd trembling wanderers from n fairer sphere faint o'er the rippling rill the numbers stole ami met nnd mingled with my s.iftcn'd soul yes faint and tiir fi.r every liny note with its innle in nulled iu the dull remote and all through nir in sweet confusion piny like the blent brightness of the milky way now slowly swelling on the eager ear trie music nearer seems nnd still more near note follows note o'er numbers numbers roll till tbe whole tide of music laves lhe soul again tis gone the linking notes are wed to pulseless silence eloquently dead and yet i lislen'd still for still around the air seeui'd redolent with silent sound ; and still i listened â€” listened â€” but in vain â€” the voice was liuslim and was not heard again y'ears since have pnst â€” that dell is far away â€” my steps are faltering and my head is grey yet on soft summer's eve when all is still i off bethink me of hint murmuring rill and of the music stealing thro the wood tliatchnrm'd my spirit from its gloomy mood from n memorial addressed to the general assembly by john wadded esq of wilmington and from other papers in possession of tlie commit tee iluv derive the following fuels on il second day of february lh.'m the brig encomium .... american vessel commended by an american uml engaged iu lawful trade is-iween charleston un.l new orleans sailed from ihe latter bound to the former ph.ee among liter ameri can citizens on board that vessel was your menu ml st john wuddell i_sq wl represents that he there had with bin twenty-two slums which he was removing from north carolina t locate , n a plantation on red river in the state of louisiana i thai 1h.ui filly six hours ulier the departure of suid brig from charleston she was wrecked al midnight on the reefs of abaco i thai after ha uig been confined for many hours to the wreck the passengers were sit ries ted from their perilous condition by ibe kind assistance of tl inhabitants of abaco that tliey thero procured n vessel which conveyed ihem un.l ibe crew ofthe wrecked bug to nassau in the british islund ol new pro vidence : thai arrived in the harbour of nassau ihey sent to the uulhoriles of the island for pcrmis " '" land for the purpose of procuring means of subsistence of which ihey were destitute : that to their astonishment such permission was denied ; un.l ihey were informed thut they should bold no intercourse with be shore not eien for the pur|w.se of procuring food ;" and il they presumed lo bold such intercourse their vessel should he fired into l.y u british sloop of war lying in the haibor that alter having la-en kept for some hours iu lint situation ihey were ordered up under the guns of ihe sloop of war where they remained fi.r tome hours ns prisoners of war : thai by the interpo sition of one of the passengers who was a british subject they were ut length permitted to land ut eight o'clock nt night : that curly on be succeed ing morning the negroes belonging to the ineiim riulisl and twenty-three belonging toother passen gers were taken on shore by order ofthe licuien ant governor of the island enrried before the oflicer of the customs where they were inimeili nlely declared free and directed to repair to the quarters of a black regiment in town where they would is accommodated until they could obtain suitable situations that some dnyt alter this when thero were vessels about lo sail to new or leans the memorialist john wuddell addressed a note to the vernor through the american con sul respectfully inquiring whether there were any obstacles to his proceeding on hia voyage with bis property ; to which the governor replied thnt if he the memorialist presumed lo interfere with lhe manumitted slaves it would become his the go vernor's duty lo hang him und all accessories we hnve never hesitated lo sny in answer to the question which do you recommend ns the most use ful family bible that published under thu direc tion of the british society for promoting christian know ledge commonly known ns d'oyly nn.l mants bible it containi a full yet not cumbrous commentary on lhe scriptures drawn from the best of human sources the divines of the church t england it is simple and intelligible to nil â€” it is aufficienl for nil common pur poses in its geographical historical and critical expla nation of difficult passages above all it ia devotional spiritual nnd practical a simple enumeration of ibe eminent persons through whose hands it psssed will sufficiently vouch for what ws have nud the notes were chosen nud arranged by tlie rev mr now dr.j d'oyly and the rev dr now rl rev bishop mnnl then di stir chaplains to the archbishop or canter bury these were then revised by n committee con sisting of dr middleton since llishop of calcutta dr vun mildert now bishop of durham and arch deacon pott the whole natter nfler revision was finally submitted to the inspoi i f dr howley bi shop of london now archbishop of canterbury and dr t inline llishop of 1 inc in since of winchester and now deceased the learned author ofthe kle ineiils of christian theology the american reprint was edited with large and most valuable additions by the late bishop ilobart nnd was earnestly recommended st its lirst appearance by the bishops for the use of fami lies in their several dioceses margaret and till minister margaret was the guile-wife of an honest fanner living in the neighborhood of edinburgh she had sold her lend und live stock ill dalkeith mar ket â€” only reselling two dozen fresh eggs us n present li.r lhe minister's wife margaret knock ed tit the minister's house 1 l.e opened the door himself after the usual inquiries about the wives and the bairns she began i hu brought ye twa 1 o caller fresh eggs to help mode the guile wife's yule bannocks the eggs were gratefully received id the donor kindly invited lo lake kail with the minister na nn suid margaret i illlina ken how to behave at great li.lks tables !* oh never fear replied the divine : inst do mar garet as vou see ine ilo the simple hearted wo man consented and snl down at the board now the minister wns old and well stricken in years and withal was afflicted with the palsy to avoid spilling tl.e soup iu the journey of his trembling hand from the cup to the lip it was his custom lo fasten one end of tl.e table cloth with two stout pins to the top of his waistcoat just under the chin margaret who sat at the opposite corner of the table watching bis motions immediately pinned the other end to a strong i oui spun shawl directly under her chin she was now nil atten tion to his every move the minister deposited on lhe edge of his plate a spoonful of mustard not distinctly observing this movement margnret curried lhe spoon to her mouth thn pungent stutf began to operate upon her olfactory nerves the pis.r woman thought she wns bewitched â€” she had never tasted mustard before â€” for eight years ago mustard did not grace tho table of a scotch farmer she knew not what it all meant she bore the pi.iu to the last stint of endurance : she could sit no longer â€” but ut he moment that lhe servant girl emtio iu with a supply of clean plates she jumped up aud with one spring upset the girl plutes uud nil sweeping the table of its entire contents the crash gave speed to her flight â€” and the ininisl r pinned fust to the oilier corner was compelled to follow ns quick ns his tottering limbs could move having reached the first light of stairs he caught by the banisters â€” a way slipped the pins and down went the fright ened margaret ; and lo the day of her death she never looked back on the clergyman's door again from the sew york f'ourirr and enquirer the national foible among the most prominent foibles of the people and most especially the fashionable people of the united states is that latent feeling of inferiority which impels them to worship at the shrine of to eign mediocrity if it were a liberal and enlight ened spirit of hospitality which prompted these ut tctitions a id inspired the givers of good dinners and the dispensers of praise wc should be proud of this characteristic ofour countrymen hut such is not ihe motive it claims no kindred or affinity with any generous or manly sentiment but is the sheer offspring of a vulgar misplaced admiration warming its imbecility in the sunshine of that me rit itself bos created or imagined nud fluttering its silly vanity with the idea of deriving reflected lus tre from un association with such distinguished visiters wc insert with pleasure the following testimonials to its excellence â€” the former from the i'rotesuint episco palian published in philadelphia the hitter from the rev dr robertson american missionary in greece tep.mg a every family attached to the church ought to be supplied with this bible the writer of this notice has in his library scott henry and clarke and although each of ihein is some tunes very good in his observa tions and each possesses peculiar merits yet neither of them is so irenerally satisfactory as the compiled com mentaries in the work referred lo this is to use a common expression a good stand-by a safe guide to the churchmiiii a wise counsellor an instructive teach er a prudent and timely monitor it is lhe only com mentary which hns any degree of ecclesiastical authori ty attached to it the only commentary which is in the least ex cathedra for besides being a publication of a venerable and extensively useful s iciety it embraces in its well selected extracts explanatory of scripture the results of lhe study and experience of the most emi nent writers of llie church of england â€” writers that are of the first authority in the theological world and of the highest literary reputation we have represent ed to us the work not of one man but of the wisest and best men of tl.e church ; nut the light of one mind only but the concent rated rays of many of lhe brigbesl luminaries we have here applied tu lhe elucidation defence and enforcement uf holy writ the power of horsley the richness of taylor the mild eloquence of homo the unadorned enemy nnd learning of pearson the pious meditativeness of hall and the sagacity of l'aley the judicious lie iker in one nee the staunch churchman dnnberry in another the commentators patrick l_owth and whitby the acutest critics the most diligent and faithful travellers in the holy i_and the most eloquent preachers and best devotional wri ters fur the heart even some of the noble army of martyrs to the cnusc of reformation are in the work before us arrayed as champions who have come up to the help of the lord when i left home ayi dr robertson i had not read three pages of the wnrk but had entertained and sometimes expressed a light opinion of it formed upon the statements of others a prelty thorough ex amination of the numbers i possess haa convinced me that i was mistaken i do not hesitate now to give my opinion that it is decukdiy the best family bible with which i am acquainted this you may make known ns widely ab you will and 1 shall be happy if it lend nnv other to exnu.ine fi.r himself who may have hither ui like myself trusted to others of the western issued weekly.::::::::bv beard jr tkiims of l-ublication if a second or third rate foreign writer comes to this country under contract with his bookseller to sweep up a b.kik full of paltryanecdotes petty scan dals superficial observations false premises und absurd conclusions cemented into one muss of in congruous falsehoods by the spirit of prejudice or the spirit of the contract with the bookseller what is the consequence 7 his arrival is pompously an nounced in the public papers ; the very yankee soil trembles under bis toot when he lauds ; be is gazed at as he passes along the streets ; the great and the little vulgar look up to bim as the privileged dispenser of immortality and tl.e whole nation shivers in the anticipation of a verdict of life or death the little grub-street writer all at once becomes a great man ; his opinions nre caught up and retailed like lie maxims of ancient sage ; gnat men and those who wish to be great give hun sumptuous entertainments in the in p of being lioiiorui.lv recorded in ins book uud receiving praise for their pudding ; he is invited to public dinners ; is toasted . nukes speeches and fancies himself a divinity because like the egyptian ox he is wor shipped by ignorance and foliy such wns the case with itasil hall ; and notwithstanding the thousand instances in which these wooden gists have exhibit ed their ingratitude by laughing ut their worship pers such has been tbe case iu regard to all bis successors down to the present time so also if an actor or nclress after wearing themselves out or becoming stale in the eyes of a foreign audience comes out to this country for tho purpose of foraging iu our fresh pastures the same kind of indiscriminate praise and admiration is sure to be lavished upon them wherever they go they ure preceded accompanied and followed by a hand of hired pullers who playing ii|sm the notorious foible of the nation secure to them full houses and undeserved admiration the third or fourth rate player struts in the honors of rnecius himself and while tl.e meritorious veteran pines in neglect ills ins pockets writes a lÂ»...k und returns home to laugh and make his countrymen laugh at the suc cess of the imposition of a piece with tins sickly admiration of import ed rarities is the equally sickly appetite for iheir praise thut selfsuppnrted consciousness of equal ily which is independent of the capricious estima tion of the world and rests on the solid basis of s.'ll-res|sct seems almost unknown to il.e votaries of the fashionable world they would rather star e on the meagre husks of stinted praise than banquet on lhe wholesome nutriment derived from the love of kindred and the estimation of friends thev pine for glory of some kind or other nnd even tl.e honest an who raises a great pumpkin not eoiilent with the applause of his neighbors dies in dispair unless be sees himself and his pumpkin pinned to he sleeve of a nine days wonder in ibe columns of some industrious recorder of memorable events 1 th western carolinian is published every sa tvsday at two dollars per annum if paid in advance or two dollars and fitly cents if not paid before the expiration of three month <. '.'. no piper will be discontinued until all arrearages its paid unless at the discretion of the editor 1 subscriptions will not be received for a less time thin one year and a failure to notify the editor of a uri-tli io discontinue at the end of a year will be consi dered as a new engagement 1 any person who will procure six subscribers to the carolinian and inkc the trouble to collect and transmit ihoir auhscriptinn-money to the editor shall have a pa p r gratis during tlieir continuance i o - persons indebted to lhe f.ditor.may transmit l.i lum through the mail at his risk â€” provided ihey iret the acknowledgment of any respectable person to prove that such reinilianee wan regularly made 1 advertisements will be conspicuously and correct ly insnrted at 5(1 cents per square for the tirst insertion and im cents for ench continuance : but where nn ad vartiaemeot is ordered to go in only twice nt cts will be charged for each insertion if ordered for one in sertion only jil will in all cases be charged i persons who oesire to engage by tl.e year will be accommodated by a reasonable deduction from the above charges for transient custom tf.1ims of ai.vkrtisino igilu ion-going is l hnef und simple statement of the circumstunccs of the outrage preoerlriited k_t the boston alius thus descr.bes a menagerie of â€ž,â€ž,â€ž your memorialist nnd for the redn-ss of which wild animals exhibiting in that city be prays the interposition of this general assent the exhibition is the most admirably arranged my although it is not competent for north afliur of tl.e kind we have ever seen in this cun carolina consistently with her federal relations to try on entering the spucious and brilliantly â€¢â€¢*â€¢"> -" to her own hands â€ž mutter of this kind yet lighted bull on saturday evening it bus been built lhc committee deem it hie duty of ihe general expressly for its present purpose we were more as-h-'n.bly.as the immediate guardiunsof the righlsuf inclined to imagine ourselves in a salon de danse our citizens to take such measures for the vindi.a than a caravan of wild beasts so perfect are tbe tion of those rights as may comport with the dig order neatness and cleanliness which every where nity ol noi lli carolina and with her relations to prevail the pens or cages of tbe animals euch he general government and her sister states one hearing tbu name and quality of tl.e occupunt a leading object of the states in couli-d rat ine iu gilt letters ore arranged will the greatest regu wus mutual defence against foreign aggression â€¢ and larity along tl.e sides und at the extremities of tl.e whenever tbe humblest citizen is uggrived by a apartment and a gallery from which indies may power beyond the reach of ihe civil tribunals of see every thing but pusses without being subject the country he has a right to appeal to the gene ed to ihe slightest apprehension or danger runs ral government ; and it it ihe duly of thai go round tl.e whole upper part of the building the vernment to extend over him its protecting or even minimis are remarkable for their size und ls.mil y . gmg arm ainongthe.ii is a magnificent lie gal tiger tl.e lur the committee believe that the case referred to gest ever exhibited in america although he has not tlieir consideration is ono that imperiously demands yet reached bis full growth by one third then there the interposition of north carolina in tbe manner ure leopards panllieis dromedaries l.yeiuis zebras adverted to and the decisive action of the general a lion and two lionesses a ponderous uud sugucious government were it not for tbe peculiar condi elephant who walks over his keeper's prostrate tion of north carolina in common with ull the laxly without touching him pelicans parrots ate southern btatea in one particulur of momentous and a whole host of eccentric monkeys one of consideration the general assembly might ba whom lakes snuff will an air uud exercises his content with barely communicating to the genernl authority as liilher of the family with u dignity und government the facts herein recited in full confi gravity altogether unparalleled the building is dance that the justice and the energy of that go well warmed and .... uir of comfort iervades lhe vernment would be speedily nnd duly exerted in whole establishment of the excellency of iheir behalf of the injured memorialist quarters the animals themselves seem fully sensible but under those peculiar circumstance it should surely no quadrupeds ever found themselves so not be concealed that she feels much anxiety and well off since the days of noah lasl not leust cannot but anticipate the direst calamities to her liml is if you go in the evening suddenly starts self to the whole south and indeed to ihe whole lo the small arena at the np|,or end of the hull confederacy if the federal government slim id mounted upon a beautiful little spanish jennet uud permit so flagrant an outrage upon the peculiar fully equipped en cavalier bearing his lanes and rights of southern citizens to pass unheeded pennon and riding gallantly no less a personage not many monlhs have elapsed since events limn major jack downing this redoubtable hero occurred ilia portion of our own country well culcu is represented by u good sized ape who goes through luted lo excite ua they did the moat serious appre tl.e usual equestrian exercises riding back and imnsioos front blindfolded standing up vc and nil with n happily for our common country and her free degree of grace and elegance that is really surpri institutions tlie justice prudence nnd patriolitm of sing we protest we envied the little brute bis the great mass of society where those events iran trick of horsemanship when loo at the com spired iri implied over the wild fanaticism of the maud of his master he shows bow the ladies misguided few and inspired tbe southern people ride â€” hah ! funny kemble would huve expired of with fresh confidence in the g.kid feelings and sheer envy i j f n \,\, f j r n..rthf-rri brethren the keeper goes into the den with the lions and | bul the recent manumission of the slaves in the orders the huge is-nsls about os if they were pap iti it.-l west indies be vicinity of ihote islands pus while he remains with them they sullenly lo our coast our frequent intercourse with them nnd growlingly acknowledge his supremacy but arid the outrage from tliat quarter which it the the instant l.e retires thev dash at him with inex subject of lhis report ii concur in ndmonishinir ut oressible furv tbe male nnim.'il is a superb im that the situation nf iho southern stales la peritoeaf low â€” every inch a lion he erects bis inline lushes lhat thev cannot rely for hee ur i v , lpon t f,e jmbe his tail nnd roor â€” as loud â€” us loud â€” us â€” our cile or corrupt functionaries of a foreign power readers kntnc who hut that they must look for protection to that go veinmenl whose duly il is to afford it even at the 1 to insure prompt attention to letters addressed to the editor the postage should in all cases be paid hkmovvl thos dickson tailor respectfully informs bis ctisfi rs nnd the public he l...s re for lis mr kcln-ll oi the main lie ull ilescnp the execution done and the qunntity ot game sccu i red by the li.llowing tolerable shot of s kentuckev i marksmam from the lexington intelligencer it Â«Â£â– ! most enough to stagger belief lie beats crockett at his own game all hollow â€” whig in the month of july 18 i started out on a hunt ' mg excursion on the il-inks of the ohio after being out several days i snw a fine buck ! als.ul sixty yards abend of me i levelled my rifle nn.l drew trigger when my lock mapped â€” i cocked again pnll.d trigger and she snapped again ily this tune the buck was out of harms wsy i wns to vexed al tlie moment hint i gave my gun a throw of some eight or ten feet into a pond os my right and went lo my camp in very low spirits the next tiny i concluded ; that i had better get my gun again and stnrtcd lo the i pond nnd after wading up to my wais in the water fi.r some twenty or thirty minutes i fii i my rifle on coming out of the water i snw between me nnd the n i ver a line buck about one hundred ynrds off he wns ! moving swift ns lightning i concluded i would try my luck once more nltl h she had laid in the water tweaty-fbur hours â€” i pulled trigger and she fired as clear as if just loaded and i had the pleasure tn see the deer fall i un.k ap the line of inarch to my gam when i found ll.nl lie was shot through the head as lhe ball se-m'd to have missed willi treat force having cut down set ill large limbs of tr - between uie and the deer i took the direction of the ball and walked ahead tn see where the ball had stopped i passed on but a very little distance before i found a dead rali.t mv ball having passed through us shoulders a little further on i found that iny hall had pasted through three wild turkeys killing two and wounding the third a short distance further on it had killed fourteen petridgss bv this time i was on the bank of a creek about eigh ty yards wide the direction of the ball was directly across the creek and on further examination i found about li.rtv yards from the shore a large bass of about sixty pounds weight floating dead the ball having pass ed through its bodv having secured my fish i was about returning thinking my ball must have been spent but looking in the direction the ball had taken i saw a very curious appearance on the water on the other side of the creek i waded in that direc.ion and when 1 reached the shore i found my ball had penetrated a sycamore bee tree snd tbe honey was running out from l-l nl.lslllml by kc.il 111 ] e.:lcp.:i:ct neatest fashions notice plirst rate work uii s employ his assured made by him in kr garment of all kind tut oiifl on very moderate terms 1 he slill receives the latest fashions from newl vork and philadelphia which will enable him inl carry on all lhe branches of his business in such style as tn insure satisfaction lo all who may favor him with their custom orders for work from a distance will be most faithfully executed according to directions and within tbe shortest possible time thomas dickson returns his sincere thanks to his friends and the public generally for ihe li beral patronage he has heretofore received ; and he hopes by strict attention to business to merit a continuance of the same salisbury january 31 1135 â€” 2 who that notices the irritable curiosity of the faslii liable public fur the appearance of a certain long anticipated work it is unnecessary to mention but must feel deeply mortified at tbe rcdiculuus im portaace given to lhe crude opinions of a yiâ€ž.ng lady simply because she is a foreigner ' it would appear that the notion is to be tried not by a jury of grave old matrons is.t by a young woman hardly past her teens and no doubt eminently qual ified from long experieuee sage observations and great gravity of demeanor not only to judge iu what we are deficient in the articles of silver forks and such like indispensable implements of civiliza tion hut to correct our manners both by precept and example hut wc hnve done respect to the character of the sex of the author of these anticipated wonders prevents our indulging in any thing like wverity although it might be difficult to say why those pay t//>/...or...pa dowt a ll persons indebted to me nre hereby nolifi â– ^ ed to come forwurd and pay up their dues on or before february court ; or i shall be compell ed not only to pay my respects to them through on llicer bul also lo insist that they shall hereafter pay down in all dealings with their humble ser vant henry w watson saliabury january 31 1835 3

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the western carolinian published weekly john beard jr editor ami 7j in in hi r from tin beginning 766 no 36 of the wth volume salisbury rowan county iv c saturday february 7 ikj5 us reading the opening my ball had made â€” the tree wns a pretty stout one li uÂ»k nine spans of both mv arms to mea mit r iml it winch 1 ni'i.-runr.ls found to ik torn-se ven nnd h halt feci the tree was very straight and no iiinl nearer than about titty-five ti-.-t i with diffi culty climbed up tins immense height and made an opening into the hollow of the tree with my tomahawk discovering some honey there i cut off one of ths lap geal limbs which wns about fifty feel in length and i pushed it down the hollow of the iree bul could not r i.ii the bottom on pulling out the limb 1 found tn my astonishment that it bad pass.il the whole distance through n mast of i y 1 immediately came down i determined to make the most of it 1 procured bar rels mnl c menced drawing off tha honey and ohlain ed five billiilreil and twenty-two barrels oi pure i v although a great deal wasted by running through mj bullet-hole the quantity 1 cannot estimate but it made the whole creek int methegtin for aeven and n hall miles down and three quarters of a mile upstream the quantity of coml isi have been rent for it sup plied the neighborhood for aeven miles round with sutti cienl wa ti.r ih.-ir candles for upwards of two years i loaded mv honey on board a lv.nt and proceeded to new orleans where i met with sales exe ling my expectations owing lo a heavy frost that bad fallen in the island of cuba which killed all tha bees nnd of course topped the supply of honey from that quarter i brought the proceeds to kentucky and with it i Â» > . i Â«.-â– 1 1 1 the splendid farm on which i now reside i then innr ri.'il nn.l nave a number of tine chlldr whom 1 hope tn raise iu habits of industry snd with a love of probity truth and veracity equal to that of their father unsi'xed fen ties win play tbe lady errant by strolling about the world neglectful i the domes tic ties uud duties ; forfeiting the delicacy of j jmmnhojml in mllu^^^^^^^^^^^^^^i legislative report kai 1:11.11 january 0 1835 to the editors of the rakigh register gcntumtblf the billowing article from lhe â– | missionary an excellent episcopal paper pub lished al burlington new jersey so well answers tbe question often asked me what commentary of the bible suitable fur a family do vou recom mend i that 1 must beg you to give it a place in the register very respectfully vour obedient servant l s eves tdk outrage at nassau mm â– ';: in j .,, i ui stead of the domestic economist j prying into nil the mysteries i iniquity ; becoming ihe rude censors of public mannersj watching like hungry mousera ti.r every accidental display of folly weakness r vulgarity uud usurping the breeches oi philosophy may nol is justly considered ns nun uud treated accordingly truly ibe period seems to be approaching when omphale will again wear ibe lion's akin and hercules wield the distaff it is high time we think for the n...le writers to set th female an example of modesty und keep .. sharp eve on their inexpressibles the joint sleet committee to whom was referred lint pari of the governor's message which re lated to the outrage committed on american citizens ut nassau report from the philadelphia gaxeltt and intelligencer ml sic at night the night with mildly melancholy mein hung pale nnd pensive o'er the sleeping scene and seelll'il â€” so sad so lovely nn.l so lone â€” an angel weeping o'er n world uml me awed to a hiishm a sn iden'il solemn mood in melancholy silence nature stood tin sephyr stay'd its breath the leaves were still the i a-beam hardly flicker on the rill anil save lhat low-voiced rill nor life nor sound disturbed the grave-like hush that reign'd around down where the spreading oaks the moon exclude sail as llie scene and hush'il i pensive blood ; w*lii:ii on my ear the air nppear'.l to melt with a ilun harmony less heard than felt whose fairy fragments shrinking from the enr seeni'd trembling wanderers from n fairer sphere faint o'er the rippling rill the numbers stole ami met nnd mingled with my s.iftcn'd soul yes faint and tiir fi.r every liny note with its innle in nulled iu the dull remote and all through nir in sweet confusion piny like the blent brightness of the milky way now slowly swelling on the eager ear trie music nearer seems nnd still more near note follows note o'er numbers numbers roll till tbe whole tide of music laves lhe soul again tis gone the linking notes are wed to pulseless silence eloquently dead and yet i lislen'd still for still around the air seeui'd redolent with silent sound ; and still i listened â€” listened â€” but in vain â€” the voice was liuslim and was not heard again y'ears since have pnst â€” that dell is far away â€” my steps are faltering and my head is grey yet on soft summer's eve when all is still i off bethink me of hint murmuring rill and of the music stealing thro the wood tliatchnrm'd my spirit from its gloomy mood from n memorial addressed to the general assembly by john wadded esq of wilmington and from other papers in possession of tlie commit tee iluv derive the following fuels on il second day of february lh.'m the brig encomium .... american vessel commended by an american uml engaged iu lawful trade is-iween charleston un.l new orleans sailed from ihe latter bound to the former ph.ee among liter ameri can citizens on board that vessel was your menu ml st john wuddell i_sq wl represents that he there had with bin twenty-two slums which he was removing from north carolina t locate , n a plantation on red river in the state of louisiana i thai 1h.ui filly six hours ulier the departure of suid brig from charleston she was wrecked al midnight on the reefs of abaco i thai after ha uig been confined for many hours to the wreck the passengers were sit ries ted from their perilous condition by ibe kind assistance of tl inhabitants of abaco that tliey thero procured n vessel which conveyed ihem un.l ibe crew ofthe wrecked bug to nassau in the british islund ol new pro vidence : thai arrived in the harbour of nassau ihey sent to the uulhoriles of the island for pcrmis " '" land for the purpose of procuring means of subsistence of which ihey were destitute : that to their astonishment such permission was denied ; un.l ihey were informed thut they should bold no intercourse with be shore not eien for the pur|w.se of procuring food ;" and il they presumed lo bold such intercourse their vessel should he fired into l.y u british sloop of war lying in the haibor that alter having la-en kept for some hours iu lint situation ihey were ordered up under the guns of ihe sloop of war where they remained fi.r tome hours ns prisoners of war : thai by the interpo sition of one of the passengers who was a british subject they were ut length permitted to land ut eight o'clock nt night : that curly on be succeed ing morning the negroes belonging to the ineiim riulisl and twenty-three belonging toother passen gers were taken on shore by order ofthe licuien ant governor of the island enrried before the oflicer of the customs where they were inimeili nlely declared free and directed to repair to the quarters of a black regiment in town where they would is accommodated until they could obtain suitable situations that some dnyt alter this when thero were vessels about lo sail to new or leans the memorialist john wuddell addressed a note to the vernor through the american con sul respectfully inquiring whether there were any obstacles to his proceeding on hia voyage with bis property ; to which the governor replied thnt if he the memorialist presumed lo interfere with lhe manumitted slaves it would become his the go vernor's duty lo hang him und all accessories we hnve never hesitated lo sny in answer to the question which do you recommend ns the most use ful family bible that published under thu direc tion of the british society for promoting christian know ledge commonly known ns d'oyly nn.l mants bible it containi a full yet not cumbrous commentary on lhe scriptures drawn from the best of human sources the divines of the church t england it is simple and intelligible to nil â€” it is aufficienl for nil common pur poses in its geographical historical and critical expla nation of difficult passages above all it ia devotional spiritual nnd practical a simple enumeration of ibe eminent persons through whose hands it psssed will sufficiently vouch for what ws have nud the notes were chosen nud arranged by tlie rev mr now dr.j d'oyly and the rev dr now rl rev bishop mnnl then di stir chaplains to the archbishop or canter bury these were then revised by n committee con sisting of dr middleton since llishop of calcutta dr vun mildert now bishop of durham and arch deacon pott the whole natter nfler revision was finally submitted to the inspoi i f dr howley bi shop of london now archbishop of canterbury and dr t inline llishop of 1 inc in since of winchester and now deceased the learned author ofthe kle ineiils of christian theology the american reprint was edited with large and most valuable additions by the late bishop ilobart nnd was earnestly recommended st its lirst appearance by the bishops for the use of fami lies in their several dioceses margaret and till minister margaret was the guile-wife of an honest fanner living in the neighborhood of edinburgh she had sold her lend und live stock ill dalkeith mar ket â€” only reselling two dozen fresh eggs us n present li.r lhe minister's wife margaret knock ed tit the minister's house 1 l.e opened the door himself after the usual inquiries about the wives and the bairns she began i hu brought ye twa 1 o caller fresh eggs to help mode the guile wife's yule bannocks the eggs were gratefully received id the donor kindly invited lo lake kail with the minister na nn suid margaret i illlina ken how to behave at great li.lks tables !* oh never fear replied the divine : inst do mar garet as vou see ine ilo the simple hearted wo man consented and snl down at the board now the minister wns old and well stricken in years and withal was afflicted with the palsy to avoid spilling tl.e soup iu the journey of his trembling hand from the cup to the lip it was his custom lo fasten one end of tl.e table cloth with two stout pins to the top of his waistcoat just under the chin margaret who sat at the opposite corner of the table watching bis motions immediately pinned the other end to a strong i oui spun shawl directly under her chin she was now nil atten tion to his every move the minister deposited on lhe edge of his plate a spoonful of mustard not distinctly observing this movement margnret curried lhe spoon to her mouth thn pungent stutf began to operate upon her olfactory nerves the pis.r woman thought she wns bewitched â€” she had never tasted mustard before â€” for eight years ago mustard did not grace tho table of a scotch farmer she knew not what it all meant she bore the pi.iu to the last stint of endurance : she could sit no longer â€” but ut he moment that lhe servant girl emtio iu with a supply of clean plates she jumped up aud with one spring upset the girl plutes uud nil sweeping the table of its entire contents the crash gave speed to her flight â€” and the ininisl r pinned fust to the oilier corner was compelled to follow ns quick ns his tottering limbs could move having reached the first light of stairs he caught by the banisters â€” a way slipped the pins and down went the fright ened margaret ; and lo the day of her death she never looked back on the clergyman's door again from the sew york f'ourirr and enquirer the national foible among the most prominent foibles of the people and most especially the fashionable people of the united states is that latent feeling of inferiority which impels them to worship at the shrine of to eign mediocrity if it were a liberal and enlight ened spirit of hospitality which prompted these ut tctitions a id inspired the givers of good dinners and the dispensers of praise wc should be proud of this characteristic ofour countrymen hut such is not ihe motive it claims no kindred or affinity with any generous or manly sentiment but is the sheer offspring of a vulgar misplaced admiration warming its imbecility in the sunshine of that me rit itself bos created or imagined nud fluttering its silly vanity with the idea of deriving reflected lus tre from un association with such distinguished visiters wc insert with pleasure the following testimonials to its excellence â€” the former from the i'rotesuint episco palian published in philadelphia the hitter from the rev dr robertson american missionary in greece tep.mg a every family attached to the church ought to be supplied with this bible the writer of this notice has in his library scott henry and clarke and although each of ihein is some tunes very good in his observa tions and each possesses peculiar merits yet neither of them is so irenerally satisfactory as the compiled com mentaries in the work referred lo this is to use a common expression a good stand-by a safe guide to the churchmiiii a wise counsellor an instructive teach er a prudent and timely monitor it is lhe only com mentary which hns any degree of ecclesiastical authori ty attached to it the only commentary which is in the least ex cathedra for besides being a publication of a venerable and extensively useful s iciety it embraces in its well selected extracts explanatory of scripture the results of lhe study and experience of the most emi nent writers of llie church of england â€” writers that are of the first authority in the theological world and of the highest literary reputation we have represent ed to us the work not of one man but of the wisest and best men of tl.e church ; nut the light of one mind only but the concent rated rays of many of lhe brigbesl luminaries we have here applied tu lhe elucidation defence and enforcement uf holy writ the power of horsley the richness of taylor the mild eloquence of homo the unadorned enemy nnd learning of pearson the pious meditativeness of hall and the sagacity of l'aley the judicious lie iker in one nee the staunch churchman dnnberry in another the commentators patrick l_owth and whitby the acutest critics the most diligent and faithful travellers in the holy i_and the most eloquent preachers and best devotional wri ters fur the heart even some of the noble army of martyrs to the cnusc of reformation are in the work before us arrayed as champions who have come up to the help of the lord when i left home ayi dr robertson i had not read three pages of the wnrk but had entertained and sometimes expressed a light opinion of it formed upon the statements of others a prelty thorough ex amination of the numbers i possess haa convinced me that i was mistaken i do not hesitate now to give my opinion that it is decukdiy the best family bible with which i am acquainted this you may make known ns widely ab you will and 1 shall be happy if it lend nnv other to exnu.ine fi.r himself who may have hither ui like myself trusted to others of the western issued weekly.::::::::bv beard jr tkiims of l-ublication if a second or third rate foreign writer comes to this country under contract with his bookseller to sweep up a b.kik full of paltryanecdotes petty scan dals superficial observations false premises und absurd conclusions cemented into one muss of in congruous falsehoods by the spirit of prejudice or the spirit of the contract with the bookseller what is the consequence 7 his arrival is pompously an nounced in the public papers ; the very yankee soil trembles under bis toot when he lauds ; be is gazed at as he passes along the streets ; the great and the little vulgar look up to bim as the privileged dispenser of immortality and tl.e whole nation shivers in the anticipation of a verdict of life or death the little grub-street writer all at once becomes a great man ; his opinions nre caught up and retailed like lie maxims of ancient sage ; gnat men and those who wish to be great give hun sumptuous entertainments in the in p of being lioiiorui.lv recorded in ins book uud receiving praise for their pudding ; he is invited to public dinners ; is toasted . nukes speeches and fancies himself a divinity because like the egyptian ox he is wor shipped by ignorance and foliy such wns the case with itasil hall ; and notwithstanding the thousand instances in which these wooden gists have exhibit ed their ingratitude by laughing ut their worship pers such has been tbe case iu regard to all bis successors down to the present time so also if an actor or nclress after wearing themselves out or becoming stale in the eyes of a foreign audience comes out to this country for tho purpose of foraging iu our fresh pastures the same kind of indiscriminate praise and admiration is sure to be lavished upon them wherever they go they ure preceded accompanied and followed by a hand of hired pullers who playing ii|sm the notorious foible of the nation secure to them full houses and undeserved admiration the third or fourth rate player struts in the honors of rnecius himself and while tl.e meritorious veteran pines in neglect ills ins pockets writes a lÂ»...k und returns home to laugh and make his countrymen laugh at the suc cess of the imposition of a piece with tins sickly admiration of import ed rarities is the equally sickly appetite for iheir praise thut selfsuppnrted consciousness of equal ily which is independent of the capricious estima tion of the world and rests on the solid basis of s.'ll-res|sct seems almost unknown to il.e votaries of the fashionable world they would rather star e on the meagre husks of stinted praise than banquet on lhe wholesome nutriment derived from the love of kindred and the estimation of friends thev pine for glory of some kind or other nnd even tl.e honest an who raises a great pumpkin not eoiilent with the applause of his neighbors dies in dispair unless be sees himself and his pumpkin pinned to he sleeve of a nine days wonder in ibe columns of some industrious recorder of memorable events 1 th western carolinian is published every sa tvsday at two dollars per annum if paid in advance or two dollars and fitly cents if not paid before the expiration of three month -" to her own hands â€ž mutter of this kind yet lighted bull on saturday evening it bus been built lhc committee deem it hie duty of ihe general expressly for its present purpose we were more as-h-'n.bly.as the immediate guardiunsof the righlsuf inclined to imagine ourselves in a salon de danse our citizens to take such measures for the vindi.a than a caravan of wild beasts so perfect are tbe tion of those rights as may comport with the dig order neatness and cleanliness which every where nity ol noi lli carolina and with her relations to prevail the pens or cages of tbe animals euch he general government and her sister states one hearing tbu name and quality of tl.e occupunt a leading object of the states in couli-d rat ine iu gilt letters ore arranged will the greatest regu wus mutual defence against foreign aggression â€¢ and larity along tl.e sides und at the extremities of tl.e whenever tbe humblest citizen is uggrived by a apartment and a gallery from which indies may power beyond the reach of ihe civil tribunals of see every thing but pusses without being subject the country he has a right to appeal to the gene ed to ihe slightest apprehension or danger runs ral government ; and it it ihe duly of thai go round tl.e whole upper part of the building the vernment to extend over him its protecting or even minimis are remarkable for their size und ls.mil y . gmg arm ainongthe.ii is a magnificent lie gal tiger tl.e lur the committee believe that the case referred to gest ever exhibited in america although he has not tlieir consideration is ono that imperiously demands yet reached bis full growth by one third then there the interposition of north carolina in tbe manner ure leopards panllieis dromedaries l.yeiuis zebras adverted to and the decisive action of the general a lion and two lionesses a ponderous uud sugucious government were it not for tbe peculiar condi elephant who walks over his keeper's prostrate tion of north carolina in common with ull the laxly without touching him pelicans parrots ate southern btatea in one particulur of momentous and a whole host of eccentric monkeys one of consideration the general assembly might ba whom lakes snuff will an air uud exercises his content with barely communicating to the genernl authority as liilher of the family with u dignity und government the facts herein recited in full confi gravity altogether unparalleled the building is dance that the justice and the energy of that go well warmed and .... uir of comfort iervades lhe vernment would be speedily nnd duly exerted in whole establishment of the excellency of iheir behalf of the injured memorialist quarters the animals themselves seem fully sensible but under those peculiar circumstance it should surely no quadrupeds ever found themselves so not be concealed that she feels much anxiety and well off since the days of noah lasl not leust cannot but anticipate the direst calamities to her liml is if you go in the evening suddenly starts self to the whole south and indeed to ihe whole lo the small arena at the np|,or end of the hull confederacy if the federal government slim id mounted upon a beautiful little spanish jennet uud permit so flagrant an outrage upon the peculiar fully equipped en cavalier bearing his lanes and rights of southern citizens to pass unheeded pennon and riding gallantly no less a personage not many monlhs have elapsed since events limn major jack downing this redoubtable hero occurred ilia portion of our own country well culcu is represented by u good sized ape who goes through luted lo excite ua they did the moat serious appre tl.e usual equestrian exercises riding back and imnsioos front blindfolded standing up vc and nil with n happily for our common country and her free degree of grace and elegance that is really surpri institutions tlie justice prudence nnd patriolitm of sing we protest we envied the little brute bis the great mass of society where those events iran trick of horsemanship when loo at the com spired iri implied over the wild fanaticism of the maud of his master he shows bow the ladies misguided few and inspired tbe southern people ride â€” hah ! funny kemble would huve expired of with fresh confidence in the g.kid feelings and sheer envy i j f n \,\, f j r n..rthf-rri brethren the keeper goes into the den with the lions and | bul the recent manumission of the slaves in the orders the huge is-nsls about os if they were pap iti it.-l west indies be vicinity of ihote islands pus while he remains with them they sullenly lo our coast our frequent intercourse with them nnd growlingly acknowledge his supremacy but arid the outrage from tliat quarter which it the the instant l.e retires thev dash at him with inex subject of lhis report ii concur in ndmonishinir ut oressible furv tbe male nnim.'il is a superb im that the situation nf iho southern stales la peritoeaf low â€” every inch a lion he erects bis inline lushes lhat thev cannot rely for hee ur i v , lpon t f,e jmbe his tail nnd roor â€” as loud â€” us loud â€” us â€” our cile or corrupt functionaries of a foreign power readers kntnc who hut that they must look for protection to that go veinmenl whose duly il is to afford it even at the 1 to insure prompt attention to letters addressed to the editor the postage should in all cases be paid hkmovvl thos dickson tailor respectfully informs bis ctisfi rs nnd the public he l...s re for lis mr kcln-ll oi the main lie ull ilescnp the execution done and the qunntity ot game sccu i red by the li.llowing tolerable shot of s kentuckev i marksmam from the lexington intelligencer it Â«Â£â– ! most enough to stagger belief lie beats crockett at his own game all hollow â€” whig in the month of july 18 i started out on a hunt ' mg excursion on the il-inks of the ohio after being out several days i snw a fine buck ! als.ul sixty yards abend of me i levelled my rifle nn.l drew trigger when my lock mapped â€” i cocked again pnll.d trigger and she snapped again ily this tune the buck was out of harms wsy i wns to vexed al tlie moment hint i gave my gun a throw of some eight or ten feet into a pond os my right and went lo my camp in very low spirits the next tiny i concluded ; that i had better get my gun again and stnrtcd lo the i pond nnd after wading up to my wais in the water fi.r some twenty or thirty minutes i fii i my rifle on coming out of the water i snw between me nnd the n i ver a line buck about one hundred ynrds off he wns ! moving swift ns lightning i concluded i would try my luck once more nltl h she had laid in the water tweaty-fbur hours â€” i pulled trigger and she fired as clear as if just loaded and i had the pleasure tn see the deer fall i un.k ap the line of inarch to my gam when i found ll.nl lie was shot through the head as lhe ball se-m'd to have missed willi treat force having cut down set ill large limbs of tr - between uie and the deer i took the direction of the ball and walked ahead tn see where the ball had stopped i passed on but a very little distance before i found a dead rali.t mv ball having passed through us shoulders a little further on i found that iny hall had pasted through three wild turkeys killing two and wounding the third a short distance further on it had killed fourteen petridgss bv this time i was on the bank of a creek about eigh ty yards wide the direction of the ball was directly across the creek and on further examination i found about li.rtv yards from the shore a large bass of about sixty pounds weight floating dead the ball having pass ed through its bodv having secured my fish i was about returning thinking my ball must have been spent but looking in the direction the ball had taken i saw a very curious appearance on the water on the other side of the creek i waded in that direc.ion and when 1 reached the shore i found my ball had penetrated a sycamore bee tree snd tbe honey was running out from l-l nl.lslllml by kc.il 111 ] e.:lcp.:i:ct neatest fashions notice plirst rate work uii s employ his assured made by him in kr garment of all kind tut oiifl on very moderate terms 1 he slill receives the latest fashions from newl vork and philadelphia which will enable him inl carry on all lhe branches of his business in such style as tn insure satisfaction lo all who may favor him with their custom orders for work from a distance will be most faithfully executed according to directions and within tbe shortest possible time thomas dickson returns his sincere thanks to his friends and the public generally for ihe li beral patronage he has heretofore received ; and he hopes by strict attention to business to merit a continuance of the same salisbury january 31 1135 â€” 2 who that notices the irritable curiosity of the faslii liable public fur the appearance of a certain long anticipated work it is unnecessary to mention but must feel deeply mortified at tbe rcdiculuus im portaace given to lhe crude opinions of a yiâ€ž.ng lady simply because she is a foreigner ' it would appear that the notion is to be tried not by a jury of grave old matrons is.t by a young woman hardly past her teens and no doubt eminently qual ified from long experieuee sage observations and great gravity of demeanor not only to judge iu what we are deficient in the articles of silver forks and such like indispensable implements of civiliza tion hut to correct our manners both by precept and example hut wc hnve done respect to the character of the sex of the author of these anticipated wonders prevents our indulging in any thing like wverity although it might be difficult to say why those pay t//>/...or...pa dowt a ll persons indebted to me nre hereby nolifi â– ^ ed to come forwurd and pay up their dues on or before february court ; or i shall be compell ed not only to pay my respects to them through on llicer bul also lo insist that they shall hereafter pay down in all dealings with their humble ser vant henry w watson saliabury january 31 1835 3